Mark Meadows wants Fulton County charges moved to federal court
President Donald Trump's former chief of staff is one of 19 people charged with acting as a "criminal enterprise" in his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff under Donald Trump during the 2020 election, is trying to move his case from Georgia to federal court in order to have the charges against him dismissed. Meadows is one of 19 defendants — including the former president - in connection with efforts to challenge the results of Georgia's 2020 election; the latest indictment unveiled against Trump by Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis.
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Meadows, who faces charges related to the Georgia Corrupt Organizations Act and for allegedly soliciting a public officer to violate his oath of office; filed a motion in the Northern District of Georgia to move his case to federal court. His attorneys said that "Mr. Meadows is entitled to remove this action to federal court because the charges against him plausibly give rise to a federal defense based on his role at all relevant times as the White House Chief of Staff to the President of the United States."
In court documents, Meadows' lawyers argue that the case against the former White House chief of staff should be moved out of Georgia state court. According to his lawyers, the charges against him constitute "state interference in a federal official’s duties," which violates the supremacy clause of the Constitution. His legal team said that Meadows intends to file a separate motion to dismiss the charges.
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